Inspire · Keith Van Sickle · Provencal History & Traditions · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur WWII Liberation of Aix-en-Provence a Photo Exhibition Until October August 13, 2024A unique photo exhibition will be shown in Aix-en-Provence to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the city’s liberation on August 21, 1944. Called Ombres et Lumières (Shadows and Light), it traces the history of Aix between 1930 and 1950, with particular emphasis on the war years. The show, organized by the CEPPIA Foundation and the …Continue Reading
What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Eclats…Abstract Photography at Aix Tourist Office October 12, 2014‘Eclats’…translates as glitter, sparkle, brilliance, radiance, and so a good name for this unusual photographic exhibition by a Puyricard-based group. It’s unusual because they have taken the works of Cézanne and used them as a starting point for abstract photos: for instance, they have isolated the brush-strokes making up the fields.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Provencal History & Traditions Exhibition on Roman Aix December 4, 2014Saturday sees the opening of the new expo at the Musée Granet: Aix Antique will whisk us back to Roman times to give us a taste of what the town must have been like in its heyday. There will be artefacts aplenty as digging out foundations for new buildings.…Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post MUCEM: What Unites Different Religions? June 29, 2015That’s the question posed by the new exhibition ‘Lieux Saints Partagés’ at MUCEM. All around the Mediterranean, populations are either Christian, Muslim or Jewish, each with their seemingly different religious observances, rituals and places of worship. This exhibition argues that there are far greater commonalities between them than is usually …Continue Reading
